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Wikipedia / Kipfenberg

Kipfenberg is a town and municipality in the district of Eichstätt in Bavaria, Germany. It is known for its hillside castle and fortress, and for being the geographical centre of Bavaria. The river Altmühl flows through the municipality and its market town of Kipfenberg.

Franz Widnmann (1846–1910), painter, graphic artist, and professor at the Royal School of Applied Arts in Munich, was born at Kipfenberg. Konrad Schumann (1942–1998), a former soldier for East Berlin hanged himself in an orchard in Kipfenberg.

Communities

Community

Population

Kipfenberg

1709

Arnsberg

325

Attenzell

241

Biberg

348

Böhming

599

Buch

174

Dunsdorf

188

Grösdorf

356

Hirnstetten

179

Irlahüll

250

Kemathen

036

Krut

065

Oberemmendorf

110

Pfahldorf

431

Schambach

060

Schelldorf

564

Mayors

Years

Name

Party

–1996

Christian Weiß

CSU

1996–2014

Rainer Richter

SPD

since 2014

Christian Wagner

SPD

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